Good afternoon,
I met with my surgeon, Dr. Dick, again today with 3 pages of questions that I had gathered from reading and researching. He answered all of my questions and then some and really put me at ease today. I felt like he appreciated how prepared I was for the appointment and was great about spending as much time as we needed today. I have decided to proceed with the surgery because there really will never be a good time to do this. If I keep postponing the surgery until it's a 'good time' I just may never do it. His plan is to do a posterior spinal fusion from T6 to L5 using titanium instrumentation and bone graft material from my iliac crest. Right now I have a lumber curve at 55* and a compensatory thorasic curve at 37*. After my bending films, he feels he can correct to 24* and 11* which is really great news!
I could use any positive vibes that you can send my way.
I met with my surgeon, Dr. Dick, again today with 3 pages of questions that I had gathered from reading and researching. He answered all of my questions and then some and really put me at ease today. I felt like he appreciated how prepared I was for the appointment and was great about spending as much time as we needed today. I have decided to proceed with the surgery because there really will never be a good time to do this. If I keep postponing the surgery until it's a 'good time' I just may never do it. His plan is to do a posterior spinal fusion from T6 to L5 using titanium instrumentation and bone graft material from my iliac crest. Right now I have a lumber curve at 55* and a compensatory thorasic curve at 37*. After my bending films, he feels he can correct to 24* and 11* which is really great news!
I could use any positive vibes that you can send my way.
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